Not sure I like the sound of Delia's new book, it seems to be going against the trend

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I am bit amazed at all her recommendations, they are so specific, does any one else think she might not be totally unbiased? Most supermarkets are covered.
I admit I haven't read it, but there have been so many articles out about it, I feel as if I had.
Does any one else have any pithy thoughts on this?

I won't be buying it.

Sneering at it in bookshops, yep.

I feel a MN boycott coming on Except of course it would just be a drop in the ocean. I have heard that it has outsold Harry Potter in terms of pre order
I used to think that she was a good reliable food writer, a nice anecdote to some of the more cheffy books around.
But will not be buying this one for sure

I suppose for the odd occasions that you really don't have time to cook it is good to have a couple of jars in your cupboard.
You can't always plan ahead and for her to recommend something informs you that is is probably the best of the worst iyswim

But I can look at ingredients on jars of stuff and decide if I want it in my cupboard without Delia's help.

I have a Loyd Grossman jar of something or other in the cupboard for instance. Curry-ish, I think it is.

Agree with hunker, most people have a jar or two in their cupboards or some frozen stuff, but I have my own likes and dislikes in this, and besides I'm not a brand person and tend to get supermarket brands - there is no difference between them. Which is what makes me so about all Delia's recommendations

i think its a good half way house for people who never cook, only ready meals, take aways etc.

ten years ago i wouldn't have known where to start with nigella and would have been a little intimidated, from the excerpts i can only say its mid way between cooking from scratch and convenience food, and why not if it gets more people cooking?

I think this song says it all

It is worth waiting for the download

I really, really don't need to be told how to buy processed food.

I think people who do need their heads examined.

What next? Delia tells us which items to order on a takeaway menu for a satisfactory no-cook evening in?

I haven't seen the book. It sounds deeply disturbing.

No, but i am guessing she would recommend the jars with the most natural ingredients/ lowest salt. Some people would find that interestng rather than comparing them all thermselves

Lol I too have a Lloyd curry-ish jar lurking in my cupboard. Actually as jar sauces go his are quite acceptable.

The sseds of change curry ones are not bad either

LOL Hunker - Delia does take-aways!

I have read that her recommendations are not the most healthiest but the "tastiest"
Cooking isn't rocket science, but how is opening a tin of mince (yuk) easier than opening a packet of it and adding it to the pan, okay its going to take a little longer but its not easier fgs

she's only talking about a jar of peppers of whatever isn't she? hardly a tinned big mac.

Does she recommend tinned meat?

Its the named brands that bothered me. I dont mind being told that a jar of peppers or whatever is a good standby, but I draw the line at "X supermarket does a good one."

I nearly posted Delia's spam fritters, but a vision of SWMNBN flashed before my eyes

Ooops

If you're looking for fast food - real food I mean - then get Nigel Slaters books, he covers food in 30 minutes.

I love Nigel's books.

Nigel is ace, and there are other good books out there which do fast food well. I was given one by Gordon Ramsey for xmas, which is quite good (though I am not a fan of his)
And yes according to this article I read, she does recommend tinned mince. The journalist made her shepherds pie.
People really trust Delia, so you can imagine people thinking well if she says its alright it must be......

She recommends M&S tinned lamb mince.

Lots of her recipes in the Daily Mail at the moment (my parents read it before you stone me so I only expose myself to it on a Saturday ).

She also said non organic/free range chicken is OK if you can't afford anything else. And that she's not convinced about the relevance of food miles.

OH god, the Daily Mail, that will mean that my Mum will be banging on about it I have already had my Nana give me a cut out article from the Telegraph I sense a right wing bias here

Have never really been a fan of Delia's tbh, but her books have always been pretty sensible until now. This sounds just stupid. Heard her on R4 the other day - didn't come across too well. I thought "How to Cook" was about as basic as it could get - why on earth would she do this?